diff --git a/man/udevadm.xml b/man/udevadm.xml
index bafd5af0fb9..503ec810918 100644
--- a/man/udevadm.xml
+++ b/man/udevadm.xml
@@ -769,6 +769,11 @@
             parsed. When set to <constant>never</constant>, names will
             never be resolved.</para>
           </listitem>
+          <term><option>--root=<replaceable>PATH</replaceable></option></term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>When looking for udev rules files located in udev/rules.d directories,
+            operate on files underneath the specified root path <replaceable>PATH</replaceable>.</para>
+          </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
         <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
diff --git a/shell-completion/bash/udevadm b/shell-completion/bash/udevadm
index b6e14e1d36e..3c3c403153b 100644
--- a/shell-completion/bash/udevadm
+++ b/shell-completion/bash/udevadm
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ _udevadm() {
         [MONITOR_ARG]='-s --subsystem-match -t --tag-match'
         [TEST]='-a --action -N --resolve-names'
         [TEST_BUILTIN]='-a --action'
-        [VERIFY]='-N --resolve-names'
+        [VERIFY]='-N --resolve-names --root'
         [WAIT]='-t --timeout --initialized=no --removed --settle'
         [LOCK]='-t --timeout -d --device -b --backing -p --print'
     )
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ _udevadm() {
                     -N|--resolve-names)
                         comps='early never'
                         ;;
+                    --root)
+                        comps=$(compgen -A directory -- "$cur" )
+                        compopt -o dirnames
+                        ;;
                     *)
                         comps=''
                         ;;
diff --git a/shell-completion/zsh/_udevadm b/shell-completion/zsh/_udevadm
index 074d367a9de..e8414eef679 100644
--- a/shell-completion/zsh/_udevadm
+++ b/shell-completion/zsh/_udevadm
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ _udevadm_test-builtin(){
 _udevadm_verify(){
     _arguments \
         {-N+,--resolve-names=}'[When to resolve names.]:resolve:(early never)' \
+        '--root=[Operate on catalog hierarchy under specified directory]:directories:_directories' \
         {-h,--help}'[Print help text.]' \
         '*::files:_files'
 }
diff --git a/src/udev/udevadm-verify.c b/src/udev/udevadm-verify.c
index f4728927312..26f317711e9 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevadm-verify.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevadm-verify.c
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@
 #include "conf-files.h"
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "log.h"
+#include "parse-argument.h"
 #include "pretty-print.h"
+#include "static-destruct.h"
 #include "strv.h"
 #include "udev-rules.h"
 #include "udevadm.h"
 
 static ResolveNameTiming arg_resolve_name_timing = RESOLVE_NAME_EARLY;
+static char *arg_root = NULL;
+
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(arg_root, freep);
 
 static int help(void) {
         _cleanup_free_ char *link = NULL;
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ static int help(void) {
                "  -h --help                            Show this help\n"
                "  -V --version                         Show package version\n"
                "  -N --resolve-names=early|never       When to resolve names\n"
+               "  --root=PATH                          Operate on an alternate filesystem root\n"
                "\nSee the %s for details.\n",
                program_invocation_short_name,
                ansi_highlight(),
@@ -40,14 +46,18 @@ static int help(void) {
 }
 
 static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+        enum {
+                ARG_ROOT = 0x100,
+        };
         static const struct option options[] = {
-                { "help",          no_argument,       NULL, 'h' },
-                { "version",       no_argument,       NULL, 'V' },
-                { "resolve-names", required_argument, NULL, 'N' },
+                { "help",          no_argument,       NULL, 'h'         },
+                { "version",       no_argument,       NULL, 'V'         },
+                { "resolve-names", required_argument, NULL, 'N'         },
+                { "root",          required_argument, NULL, ARG_ROOT    },
                 {}
         };
 
-        int c;
+        int r, c;
 
         assert(argc >= 0);
         assert(argv);
@@ -71,12 +81,22 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         if (arg_resolve_name_timing == RESOLVE_NAME_NEVER)
                                 arg_resolve_name_timing = RESOLVE_NAME_LATE;
                         break;
+                case ARG_ROOT:
+                        r = parse_path_argument(optarg, /* suppress_root= */ true, &arg_root);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                        break;
+
                 case '?':
                         return -EINVAL;
                 default:
                         assert_not_reached();
                 }
 
+        if (arg_root && optind < argc)
+                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
+                                       "Combination of --root= and FILEs is not supported.");
+
         return 1;
 }
 
@@ -124,9 +144,12 @@ int verify_main(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                 const char* const* rules_dirs = STRV_MAKE_CONST(CONF_PATHS("udev/rules.d"));
                 _cleanup_strv_free_ char **files = NULL;
 
-                r = conf_files_list_strv(&files, ".rules", NULL, 0, rules_dirs);
+                r = conf_files_list_strv(&files, ".rules", arg_root, 0, rules_dirs);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to enumerate rules files: %m");
+                if (arg_root && strv_isempty(files))
+                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENOENT),
+                                               "No rules files found in %s", arg_root);
 
                 return verify_rules(rules, files);
         }